Love Life
10-25-2015, 06:40 PM
There I was, larger than life as usual. I was gnawing on a chicken leg (chicken shack is on the way to the range), and pondering on the important things in life as I headed to the range.
I took the following family members to the range:
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The pile of brass they are sitting on is what was fired today. I started at the 25 yard line, and did my usual warm up with the Government and the Glock. I then moved to the 20, followed by the 15, and then finally to the 10 yard line.
Here is a breakdown of the malfunctions encountered:
Colt Government: Ran out of ammo
Colt Wiley Clapp Commander: Ran out of ammo
Glock 21: Ate up most of the ammo, and ran out of ammo
The purpose of this trip was to empty out my ammo can of the random bags of ammo. The bullet designs fired in all 3 guns were:
Hardline industries 230 gr smooth RN
Lyman 453423
NOE 200-SWC (H&G 68 clone)
Extreme plated bullets 200 gr HP
151843
All loaded over varying dosed of Bullseye powder.
I ended up with a hand like this:
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I reckon I could cure that by wearing a glove, but I might as well smear it with lavender scented lotion...meaning to say that I'll just keep on keeping on.
Deep down I was hoping to prove that one platform was better than the other even though the test batch is statistically insignificant. Oh well.
The Glock has over 5,000 rds through it, the Wiley Clapp over 4,000 rds, and the Colt Government over 500 rds. Neither of the 3 have ever had a malfunction, regardless of bullet type or load. 95% of the ammo shot through these guns have been reloads with the majority being loaded on a Dillon 550B.
My final thoughts on it are:
A) Pick your poison
B) Both are reliable if maintained
C) The 1911 looks better
D) The Glock packs more ruckus with it's 13+1 capacity
Accuracy wise I give the nod to the 1911 because the trigger is better. Once I put new sights on the Gubmint' model I'm sure it will be better still. Now, that doesn't meant the Glock is inaccurate because I've laid down groups with the Glock that are pretty legit...from 25 yards...no rest.
Shootability wise it's a wash to me. Yeah, there are different grip angles, but that is why we practice.
Open carry they are also a wash. The 1911's win for 4 season concealed carry.
Just my rambling for the day and I hope everybody has a good one!!
I took the following family members to the range:
151842
The pile of brass they are sitting on is what was fired today. I started at the 25 yard line, and did my usual warm up with the Government and the Glock. I then moved to the 20, followed by the 15, and then finally to the 10 yard line.
Here is a breakdown of the malfunctions encountered:
Colt Government: Ran out of ammo
Colt Wiley Clapp Commander: Ran out of ammo
Glock 21: Ate up most of the ammo, and ran out of ammo
The purpose of this trip was to empty out my ammo can of the random bags of ammo. The bullet designs fired in all 3 guns were:
Hardline industries 230 gr smooth RN
Lyman 453423
NOE 200-SWC (H&G 68 clone)
Extreme plated bullets 200 gr HP
151843
All loaded over varying dosed of Bullseye powder.
I ended up with a hand like this:
151844
I reckon I could cure that by wearing a glove, but I might as well smear it with lavender scented lotion...meaning to say that I'll just keep on keeping on.
Deep down I was hoping to prove that one platform was better than the other even though the test batch is statistically insignificant. Oh well.
The Glock has over 5,000 rds through it, the Wiley Clapp over 4,000 rds, and the Colt Government over 500 rds. Neither of the 3 have ever had a malfunction, regardless of bullet type or load. 95% of the ammo shot through these guns have been reloads with the majority being loaded on a Dillon 550B.
My final thoughts on it are:
A) Pick your poison
B) Both are reliable if maintained
C) The 1911 looks better
D) The Glock packs more ruckus with it's 13+1 capacity
Accuracy wise I give the nod to the 1911 because the trigger is better. Once I put new sights on the Gubmint' model I'm sure it will be better still. Now, that doesn't meant the Glock is inaccurate because I've laid down groups with the Glock that are pretty legit...from 25 yards...no rest.
Shootability wise it's a wash to me. Yeah, there are different grip angles, but that is why we practice.
Open carry they are also a wash. The 1911's win for 4 season concealed carry.
Just my rambling for the day and I hope everybody has a good one!!